Bilbo resisted the sensation of vomiting and cautiously observed the strange "grunt" creature.

The creature wasn't tall, but it wasn't the size of a goblin.

Goblins have large heads, pointed chins, and thick builds, with fingers and toes as sharp as beasts.

The creature, on the other hand, was very thin and skeletal, not like a goblin.

In addition, the soles of his feet are wide, which is more like that of a hobbit.

But......

Hobbits are all very elegant, there has never been a hobbit who doesn't pay attention to his own image, how can there be such a hobbit?

Bilbo couldn't help but be amused by the thought in his mind.

If he turned out to be like this, then he would rather die head-on.

Bilbo analyzed it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what this creature was.

But one thing is for sure, the creature is intelligent.

He muttered incessantly, and although he couldn't hear it clearly, it was supposed to be the lingua franca used by the Middle-earth Alliance.

This shows that this creature is not a monster like a goblin, a goblin does not speak the lingua franca of the Alliance, and those who can speak the lingua franca of the Alliance are generally not enemies.

Bilbo's heart relaxed slightly, but he didn't jump out of the mushroom bush in a hurry, firstly, for fear of scaring the other party, and secondly, he felt that the world was a bit sinister, and it would be better for him to take a closer look.

The creature grunted as it grunted as it walked toward where the goblin soldier had fallen.

As he got close enough, Bilbo heard a muffled voice coming out of his mouth, "Great, it's fresh this time, we have fresh meat to eat." ”

But then, the purring creature changed its fierce tone and muttered to itself, "Bones! It's all bones! What kind of meat is there! ”

Then, the purr creature said softly, "But something is better than nothing." ”

"Humph! You're always so weak, that's why we're here to eat the garbage we threw on it! ”

“…… The outside world is too dangerous for us, and we have to protect our treasures. ”

"Yes, yes! We have to protect our baby! ”

The purring creature asked itself and walked in front of the goblin soldier.

The Goblin Soldier was much stronger than the Gollum Creature, but the Gollum Creature easily dragged the Goblin Soldier's body deeper into the cavern.

Bilbo's heart suddenly hung in his throat.

At first, he thought that the Gollum creature was planning to save the Goblin Soldiers, but judging from what had happened so far, the Gollum creatures probably didn't want to save the Goblin Soldiers, but ...... Eat him raw.

Bilbo felt a wave of nausea and his entire stomach cramped.

He quickly covered his mouth so that he didn't let himself vomit.

The Gollum looked up alertly, looking in Bilbo's direction.

His eyes were fierce and murderous.

Bilbo's heart suddenly froze in his chest, and he didn't dare to breathe.

At this point, the goblin soldier who was being dragged by the grunt creature struggled for a moment, and the grunt creature's attention immediately shifted back, and he picked up a pointed stone and smashed it into the goblin soldier's eye socket one after another.

The goblin soldier screamed and wailed, struggling even harder to fight back.

But the Gollum creatures are ruthless, and they don't drag their feet at all, and a series of slam moves are fatal!

As he struck, a golden light bounced out of his waist and landed on the moss-covered ground.

The grunts were so busy hitting the goblin soldiers with stones that they didn't even notice.

When the Goblin Soldier was finally dead, he cursed and swore while dragging the bloody corpse of the Goblin Soldier to the depths of the cavern.

It wasn't until his muttering voice faded from here that Bilbo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The good news is that Gollum creatures aren't with goblins.

At the same time, the bad news is that the Gollum creatures are even more ferocious than the Goblin Soldiers.

Bilbo couldn't help but have a headache, he really wanted to fall asleep like this, and then he woke up and went back to his home in the Pocket Cave in Shire.

Pity......

Bilbo briefly moved his body and found that there was nothing wrong with his body.

This is also a big advantage for hobbits, because they have special bones, so when they fall from a height, they will get a part of the cushioning force like a cat to reduce the damage they take when falling from a height.

Bilbo took a deep breath, then carefully stood up from under the mushroom umbrella.

He was covered in filth, and his clothes, which had been well-made, were now tattered, stained, and foul-smelling.

Of course, the first priority is to try to find a way out.

Climbing from under the abyss is obviously unrealistic.

The walls of the dungeon are straight up and down, and there is no point of gravity to climb at all.

Moreover, hobbits are good at walking and running, but their upper limbs are not strong enough to use weapons, and they are also not suitable for climbing.

Besides, what can you do when you climb up?

There are thousands of troops and horses on it, and even if you climb up tiredly, you can't help anything.

Bilbo felt a deep sense of frustration.

Now, the only way is to find a way out of the abyss.

Bilbo could feel signs of air movement in the cavern, suggesting that at the bottom of the abyss, there must be an exit to the outside.

It's just that it's too dark, and the paths in the cave are so complicated that it's easy to get lost, so you'll have to find a guide.

Well, the only person who might know the way out is the Gollum creature.

The thought of the ferocious appearance of the grunt creature made Bilbo shudder.

After much hesitation, Bilbo decided to give it a try.

He quietly pulled out a leaf-shaped dagger—

This sword, strictly speaking, is not considered a sword, but more like a dagger used by an elf lady.

But for the hobbit, it's a sword.

This sword is called a bee sting, and it is also made by elves, and when it encounters monsters, the blade also emits a blue halo, but other than that, it is not particularly useful.

This sword was originally Princess Arvin's practice sword, but when Princess Arwen grew up, she stopped using this dagger, so it has been idle.

Later, Arwen met Bilbo and felt that it should be very appropriate for Bilbo to give this sword to Bilbo for self-defense, so he gave Bilbo the bee stinger.

Bilbo never wanted to use this thing, but in this situation, it's so reassuring to have a sword in his hand.

Bilbo clutched the sword of the bee sting and cautiously walked deeper into the cavern.

He stopped as he passed the mossy ground of the struggle.